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Originally Posted by dwanthny
No these are electronic reading devices and as such should not be limited to what a book looks like.
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My device is a typical 6 inch reader. I'm 51 and I use large fonts to avoid wearing reading glasses, I hate reading in bed with glasses. Each screen has 12 lines of text with 4-6 words per line. When these screens are seen in full justification the gaps between the words hinder the flow of reading.
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One of the things I love about the reader is the ability to
not be limited to what the book is like. If I want a larger font (I'm quickly approaching my 50th birthday), I can have one. If I'm in a well-lit area and my eyes aren't tired, I can switch back to the smaller font (so I'm not stuck reading large-print books that remind me of the old "Run, Jane, run" books from my childhood!)
I love that if I prefer a san-serif font (which I do), I can switch it (with a little work - it's easier on the Cybook I used to have). I wish Sony would allow for user defined fonts without hacking.
And like dwanthny, I find the large gaps in fully justified ebooks (which are not generally obvious in print books which are fine-tuned to make the words fit better without obvious gaps) more distracting that left-justified text.
So to me, the ability to choose justification would be the best option. For those who prefer - or just insist that ebooks "look like real books" - they can choose full justification. For those who prefer differently, we can choose left justification.